fledgling vs novitiate

fledgling

noun
  • An immature, naïve or inexperienced person. 

  • A young bird which has just developed its flight feathers (notably wings). 

  • An insect that has just fledged, i.e. undergone its final moult to become an adult or imago. 

adj
  • Emergent or rising. 

  • Untried or inexperienced. 

novitiate

noun
  • The place where a novice lives and studies. 

  • The period during which a novice of a religious order undergoes training. 

  • A novice. 

How often have the words fledgling and novitiate occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )